re: Klipsch subs vs. SVS and Def. Tech subs

Well, I went ahead and bought a pair of SVS SB-3000s (sealed) for my den/entertainment center. Will set them up today and tomorrow. I’m hardly a beginner but don’t have the cash to build the type system some of you advocate for. If the SVS pair don’t cut it, then I’ll look a little higher but $2K on subs ain’t cheap.

Next week I am replacing my on-the-wall surrounds with in-wall Sonance (dual 6.5) and rears with Sonance (single 6.5). These too will settle in around $1600.

Then — if I’m granted permission by this board — will add a pair of Bowers & Wilkins 603 S2s with the matching center. Another $2K or so but am also considering Martin Logan of similar quality.

Right now I have huge Klipsch RF-7 IIs floors but the wife says I have to downsize a bit and get the old big black speakers off the den walls.

By the way, I’m 71 and a Vietnam combat vet so my hearing isn’t at audiophile levels anymore but I still know quality sound when I hear it.